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18 plus due to sexual content and gore. At the very same time as little 7-year-old Kennedy MacPherson struggles to wake up, a dark blue pickup truck parks by the side of his house. An elderly man drops off a package at the front door before returning to his truck. Kennedy does not get to find out what is inside until later in the day when it is already too late. Find out in Some Things Come In Little Packages if he lives through Christmas or if the present is evil in disguise.

For three years, Alice has been waking up in strangers' bodies. Not in dreams. Actually inhabiting someone else—feeling what they feel, seeing through their eyes, living their crisis. Sometimes while they sleep. Often while they're wide awake, going about their day, with no idea she's there.

You may have sensed a sexual nuance in both the title and subtitle of this short story collection. But nope, that’s just the way your mind works. And how a reader’s mind works is of the utmost interest to a writer. The reason for the title is more mundane. I ran out of story ideas at 69 and just because I can I’m publishing the collection on June 5, 2026, my 69th birthday. As for the Wham Bam subtitle, that has to do with the brevity of these stories and not with the misogynist ditty Wham Bam Thank You, Ma’am so popular among soldiers during World War II.

Enter Halloween Land, a carnival where nightmares come to life. Three never-before-released stories. Sinister, surreal, and darkly twisted, these tales will test courage, morality, and what it truly means to survive… if you dare step inside. Three teens enter the eerie carnival Halloween Land and become trapped in a sinister tent. There, a living clown jack-in-the-box named Koko McKillington III forces them into a deadly game: one will leave, one will stay, and one will die.

Funerals are never easy, and this one is particularly difficult. These community events are the reason why the narrator left home, escaping to the city in the hopes he could forget his fears and past traumas. But now that he's returned to the secretive small town, where neighbours help one another with even the most difficult tasks, he's struggling to fit in and to connect with those around him. Worst of all, he's struggling to make it through the day as he can't help but think of what is being done to prepare for the gruesome burial to come.

Twenty-five years ago, they were teenagers in love—innocent, inseparable, bound by promises they believed would last forever. Then life pulled them apart. Now, in 2008, Tammy is trapped in a numb, loveless marriage. John is divorced, lonely, and still haunted by the girl he never forgot. One message changes everything. A single weekend in Memphis reignites a fire neither of them can control. What starts as a stolen escape becomes an all-consuming affair—one that destroys lives, exposes secrets, and leaves scars that never fade. They both knew the rules: You can never go back.

A collection of fantasy, horror and science fiction stories from the author of The Black Tree. It also includes some poetry and a brief essay about the author's writing inspiration for genre fiction.

A darkness moves around us, a world asking to enter the other side. People inspired by the entities that lie beyond the stars, and even our dimension. To fight the dark comes a light. S.T.A.N.G.E. is the only thing keeping our world safe, but it comes at a cost. Fighting for us in the background, these are their tales of horror and loss. Four stories of the otherworldly show the impact The Damned and the precursors have made on our world. From 1860 to the 90s, a darkness has tried to break through. The final question remains. Will they save us, and what will be the aftermath if they succeed?

This book is very, very funny unless you are one of the authors whose manuscripts he ruined for his warped sense of amusement. It is like watching an opera singer whose trousers fall down in front of the audience. It is a bundle of laughs. After being hit on the head by his wife's lover, Jay Jackson changed the plots of the books he narrated to incriminate his attacker for humorous revenge.

In The Nightingale and the Rose, Oscar Wilde delivers one of his most haunting and lyrical works—a story where beauty and devotion meet indifference, and where love is measured not in words, but in what one is willing to give.

Everyday Life with a Small Twist is a quietly powerful exploration of intuition, awareness, and the hidden signals woven into ordinary life. In a world dominated by constant notifications, endless scrolling, and algorithm-driven noise, one woman begins to notice something different—a subtle internal “buzz” that appears just before messages arrive, calls ring, or moments unfold. At first, it feels like coincidence. Then it becomes something harder to ignore.

Learn more about Diana, Zaf and Gus! In these bonus stories, you can get more of the Chartwell and Crouch team's exploits and sleuthing, as an exclusive addition to the main books.

When the world begins to collapse and the dead start to rise, ordinary people are forced to face impossible choices. Only God Can Save Us is a collection of gripping stories about survival, fear, faith, and the moments that reveal who we truly are when everything falls apart. Because when the world reaches its darkest hour… only God can save us.

Homelessness in America is not a distant crisis. It is a countdown—and most people don’t know their number. The people in this audiobook did not wake up one morning and decide to disappear. Their lives did not collapse in a single, dramatic moment. They narrowed. One bill came late. One diagnosis arrived. One job ended. One rent increase landed. One relationship failed. One caregiver died. One rule changed. One door closed that was supposed to stay open.

Él era dueño de la ciudad, pero era prisionero de su propio oro. En el calor sofocante de la Jericó del siglo I, Zaqueo es el hombre más poderoso a las puertas, y también el más odiado. Como jefe de los publicanos, ha abusado de su propio pueblo para servir al Águila Romana, construyendo una fortaleza de plata para ocultar al hombre pequeño y hueco bajo las vestiduras púrpuras. Para la élite religiosa, es un "moser": un traidor sin redención. Para los ocupantes romanos, es una herramienta útil. Para sí mismo, es un hombre que se muere de sed en medio de un bosque de bálsamo.

"Short Stories" by Larry L. Farmer is a rich collection of nine evocative tales that delve into the heart of the American experience, particularly rooted in Texas. The stories explore universal themes of struggle, redemption, family, legacy, and the search for meaning. From a former country singer testing his mettle against the land and its legends in "The Ranch," to a gambler seeking salvation in the depths of the Great Depression in "The Promise," Farmer's characters are deeply human and compelling.

Sono qui raccolti i più dissacranti inediti giovanili dell'autrice, brevi racconti popolati di ubriaconi, avvelenatori ed evasi, scritti per il divertimento della famiglia. La bella Cassandra (1788) è una giovane donna che si lancia nel mondo per fare fortuna e la cui storia si trasforma in una parodia dei romanzi sentimentali e gotici molto apprezzati all'epoca.

Dans ces dix-sept récits de mer, un monde de ponts luisants, de quarts de nuit et d’escales troublantes prend corps. Officier de marine devenu écrivain, Claude Farrère y saisit la vie des marins avec une précision âpre et sensuelle: l’ivresse des ports lointains, la rigueur du service, la fraternité sous le vent, les coups du sort au large.

Set on the outskirts of a small Southern town, The Grass Harp tells the story of three endearing misfits - an orphaned boy and two whimsical old ladies - who one day take up residence in a tree house. As they pass sweet yet hazardous hours in a china tree, The Grass Harp manages to convey all the pleasures and responsibilities of freedom. But most of all it teaches us about the sacredness of love, “that love is a chain of love, as nature is a chain of life.”